Those in charge of the tabernacle’s furniture

To read the Bible in a year, read Numbers 3–4 on February 20, In the year of our Lord 2017

By Don Ruhl

Our God is a God of order. Therefore, He wanted the Levites to take care of the tabernacle, instead of just leaving it for anyone to take care of it,

From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. According to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping charge of the sanctuary. The families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. And the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them. And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary (Numbers 3.27–32).

God had everything assigned, and when Israel followed His directions, everything ran smoothly.